Simple Phones for Smart People. At Public Mobile you need to spend a lot, to get a lot. Formed in 2008, Public Mobile provides unlimited talk and text services to value conscious customers in Ontario and Quebec. There are no contracts, no credit checks and no surprises. Public Mobile launched its network service in May 2010 in Toronto and in June 2010 in Montreal. Public Mobile is building its network from Windsor to Quebec City. Public Mobiles licence covers an area reaching 19 million Canadians.